Head-covering.



P. N. DOLAN.

HEAD' COVERING.

APPLICATION msn APR.2`2.|9|6.

1 ,228,002." i' 'Patented May`29, 1917.

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PATRICK N. DOLAN, 0F wns'i- PHILADELPHIA,PENNSYLVANIA.

HEAD-COVERING'.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented May 29, 1917.

Application filed April 22, 1916. Serial No. 92,885. Y

hats and other head-coverings in such man` ner that pressure ofthesweat-band is imposed on the head only at intervals, and not entirelyaround the head as in the case of hats and the like as commonly formed.A head-covering constructed in accordance with this invention interferesbut little with the circulation of the blood to the top of the head ofthe wearer. The invention accomplishes its purpose in a way that avoidsthe necessity of making the crown of a head-cov-y ering larger thanordinarily demanded b the size of the head of the wearer. Y

It is a further object of the invention, in providing a sweat-bandarrangement of noncontinuou-s pressure, also to afford means forventilation of the head under the crown.

Vhen read in connection with the description herein, the details of theinventionwill be apparent from the accompanying drawing, forming parthereof, whereinan embodiment ofthe invention, as applied to a hat, isdisclosed, for purposes of illustration..

Like reference-characters refer to corresponding parts in the'views ofthe drawing, of which- 4 Figure 1 is a bottoni view of a hat formed inaccordance with this invention, the` sweatband being omitted;

Fig. 2 is a top view thereof;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view on a vertical plane;

Fig. 4 is a bottom view yillustrative of a modication;

Fig. 5 is a sectional view on the line 5 5, Fig. 4; and

Fig. 6 is a sectional view on a vertical plane of still anothermodicatlon.

Having more particular reference to the drawing, 7 designates the sideportion of the crown of a hat. The side is continuous and unbrokenimmediately below the top, as in the case of ordinary head coverings. Itis formed at intervals in its lower portion with openings 8, extendingupwardly from the lower edge, and between which are tongues 9. A rim 10is secured to or formed integrally with the tongues, the rim being ofusual formation, except that its inner edge between the tongues' isslightly oset'from e the general contour line of the side. A sweat-.band11 is secured in al usual manner around the interior of the riml andtothe tongues Between the tongues where the edge of the rim is olfsetthe sweat-band is held outwardly from the contour line of the side ofthe crown and thereby f-'it is maintained out of pressing contactwiththe head of the wearer at intervals around` the side of the crown,which has pressing engagement with the head only at the tongues. Ac-

cordingly, circulation of the blood at the top of the head is retardedas little as may be and the disadvantages resulting from interferencewith circulation are avoided to a great extent. The sweat-bandpreferably is of a width slightly less than the height of the openingsS, which are immediately above the rim, in order that those openings maynot beventirely closed by the band and so that ventilation of theinterior of the crown may be afforded through the openings.

In order that the usual exterior ornamental band 12 o-f the hat may besupported, particularly across the openings 8 inthe side of the crown, astiffening-strip 13, secured to the rim, extends under the band entirelyaround the side, and it is offset therefrom, particularly where it spansthe openings, the distancethe rim-edge is odset between. the tonguesfromthe contour line of the side of the crown.V Preferably thestiffening-strip and the band it supports are of a width slightlygreater than the height of the openings in the side, in order that thoseopenings may behidden and a neat appearance given to the hat. Incaseitis not desired to aford ventilation vof the interior of the hat, thestiffeningstrip 13 at its upper edge may lie against or abut the sideofthe hat, whilev the lower edge remains offset therefrom, thisdisposition of Y the strip beingillustrated by Fig. 6.

odset portions oi the edge of the rim, and it is secured by having itsends attached to the tongues, or by having its lower edge attached tothe rim, or by both means. If desired, and in those cases whereventilation of the crown is not to be adorded, a cover-piece 15 may besecured to the upper edge of the piece 14 and to the side of the crown;or the upper edge of the piece 14 nay lie against or abut the side ofthe crown, while the lower edge remains odset there-` from, as shown byFig. 6.

It will be seen that by providing odsets for the sweat-band from thegeneral contour line, nolarger hat .for a given size of head is requiredthan in the case of a hat of ordinary construction. Thus there isavoided the necessity of using a larger hat as in such forms wherebearing members are placed inside of the hat under the sweatband.

Nhile the invention has been described as applied to a hat and one of aconventional straw-hat Yform is shown in the drawing, it is to beunderstood that this only is for exposition oi the principles of theinvention, that the invention is not restricted to the exact form shown,and that it is applicable to head-coverings of other shapes andmaterials.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

l. A head-covering comprising a crown and a rim and having an opening inthe side of the crown immediately above the rim, the inner edge of therim at the opening being odset fromvthe contour line of the side of thecrown, a sweat-band secured to the lower edge of the side of the crownand to the odset edge of the rim, and a supporting-piece for an exteriorband spanning said opening and having` its lower edge odset from thecontour line of the side of the crown. v

2. A head-covering comprising a crown and a rim and having an opening inthe side of the crown immediately above the rim, the inner edge of therim at the open-` ing being odset from the contour line of the side ofthe crown, a sweat-band secured to the lower edge of the side of thecrown and to the odset edge of the rim, a supporting piece for anexterior band spanning said. opening and having its lower edge odsetfrom the contour line of the side of the crown, and means for closingsaid opening at the top.

3. A head-covering comprising a crown and a rim and having an opening inthe side of the crown immediately above the rim, the inner edge of therimV at the opening being odset from the contour line of the side oi thecrown, a sweat-band secured to the lower edge of the side of the crownand to the odset edge oi'' the rim, and a supportingpiece for anexterior band spanning said opening and having its lower edge odset fromthe contour line of the side of the crown and its upper edge abuttingsaid side.

4L. A head-covering` comprising a crown and a rim and having openingsdisposed at intervals in the side or" the crown immediately above therim, the inner edge oi the rim at the openings being odset from thecontour line of the side of the crown, a sweat-band secured to the loweredge of the side of the crown between the openings and to the odsetedges of the rim at the openings, and a supporting-strip for an exteriorband extending around the side of the crown above the rim and over saidopenings and having its lower edge odset from the contour line of theside of the crown at said openings.

5. A head-covering comprising a crown and a rim and having openings atintervals in the side of the crown immediately above the rim, tonguesbetween the openings joining the crown and rim, the inner edge of therim at the openings being odset from the contour line of the side of thecrown, a sweatband secured to the lower edge of the side of the crownbetween the openings and to the odset edges of the rim, and asupporting-strip for an exterior band extending around the side of thecrown above the rim and over said openings and having its lower edgeodset from the contour line oi' the side of the crown at said openings.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

PATRICK N. DOLAN.

Witnesses:

M. J. KELLY, M. A. DoLAN.

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